It would be much better if candidates tried to woo people not with promises, but with specific plans. I think the whole issue of why the elections (and campaigning) is the same as the one besetting the Philippine movie industry. Everyone wants to stick with formula. Kesyo ganun lang daw ang maiintindihan ng masa. Eh kung lahat kaya ng kandidato (pelikula), magpakatalino? Edi napilitan ang lahat ng botante (manonood) na umintindi, ‘di ba? Of course, that’s assuming that the “masa” cannot understand issues in the first place.